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Naći Conjugation

naći means "to find" in Croatian. Simplest present: ja nađem, ti nađeš, on / ona / ono nađe, mi nađemo, vi nađete, oni / one / ona nađu. Below: all 3 tenses we teach, with examples.

Simplest present prezent

Drop -ti from the infinitive and add -m, -š, -Ø, -mo, -te, -e/-ju to the stem. This one form covers both 'I do' and 'I am doing'.

janađem
tinađeš
on / ona / ononađe
minađemo
vinađete
oni / one / onanađu

Simplest past perfekt

Use the short present of 'biti' (sam, si, je, smo, ste, su) with the main verb's l-participle, which agrees with the subject's gender in the singular.

janašao sam / našla sam
tinašao si / našla si
on / ona / ononašao je / našla je / našlo je
minašli smo
vinašli ste
oni / one / onanašli su

Simplest future futur I.

Add the short present of 'htjeti' (ću, ćeš, će, ćemo, ćete, će) after the infinitive; for -ti verbs the -i is dropped when written together as one unit (radit ću).

janaći ću
tinaći ćeš
on / ona / ononaći će
minaći ćemo
vinaći ćete
oni / one / onanaći će

Examples

Ne mogu naći hotel.I can't find the hotel.
Naći ćemo dobar restoran.We will find a good restaurant.

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